Spotify’s stock price has been on a promising upswing, with analysts setting ambitious targets as shares edge near $400. The last time SPOT approached this mark was in early 2021, fueled by high-profile content deals, but concerns over profitability and market pressures pulled it down to the $70s in 2022. Under CEO Daniel Ek’s direction, Spotify shifted focus to profitability, cutting unnecessary expenditures. Analysts are optimistic, with targets ranging up to $490 from firms like Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank, driven by projected subscriber growth, podcasting, and ad revenue.
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Mark Zuckerberg Dethroned: Three 22-Year-Old Mercor Founders Become Youngest Self-Made Billionaires
Mercor’s 22-year-old founders have become the world’s youngest self-made billionaires after a $350 million funding round valued the AI recruitment startup at $10 billion, surpassing Mark Zuckerberg’s record. Mercor, a fast-rising recruitment startup powering AI model training for Silicon Valley’s biggest labs, has created the world’s youngest self-made billionaires. Three 22-year-old cofounders, including two Americans of Indian origin, have dethroned Mark Zuckerberg as the world’s youngest sel
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Soho House Acquired for £2 Billion as Ashton Kutcher Joins Board
Private members' club chain Soho House has been snapped up for $2.7bn (£2bn) by a consortium involving Hollywood actor turned investor Ashton Kutcher. The group opened its first club in London in 1995, and now has 46 Soho Houses in Europe, North America and Asia, as well a string of other up-market hospitality businesses. It is widely regarded as being a popular haunt of A-list celebrities, and one of its London venues was reportedly where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had their first date.
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Your Feed Says 2026, Your Brain Says 2016
The “2026 is the new 2016” nostalgia wave is one of the clearest early‑year pop culture storylines, with social feeds full of people insisting this year “feels like” the mid‑2010s again. The vibe is less about exact dates and more about mood: a return to bright, slightly chaotic pop aesthetics, meme‑y humor, and a heavy dose of internet déjà vu, summed up in explainers like People’s breakdown of the viral trend. On TikTok and Instagram, creators are leaning into 2016 nostalgia with edits that m
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Anticipation Builds as Kanye West Confirms ‘BULLY’ Release Date
Kanye West’s long‑gestating album “BULLY” is finally lining up for a January 30, 2026 release, after more than a year of shifting dates and teases. First announced in 2024 and delayed through multiple 2025 targets, the project has existed in a familiar Ye limbo where leaks, listening events, and fan speculation keep it active even without an official drop. Several associated tracks, including “Highs and Lows,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and “Preacher Man,” have surfaced via early releases and ISRC
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North West Teases New Song Snippet Produced By Kanye West
A renewed creative pulse is running through the West household, where music has once again become a shared and evolving project. North West is steadily carving out space as a young artist with her own instincts, while Kanye West moves closer to the release of his forthcoming album, BULLY. Clips and previews circulating online have fueled conversation across hip-hop circles, offering brief but telling glimpses into what both are building. The moment feels less like a passing curiosity and more l
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A$AP Rocky Drops ‘Don’t Be Dumb’ Album
At long last, A$AP Rocky returns with his highly anticipated, oft-delayed new album Don't Be Dumb. On Friday (Jan. 16), the Harlem, N.Y. rapper finally released his first solo album in seven years. Don't Be Dumbincludes 17 songs, with production from The Alchemist, Tyler, The Creator, Pharrell Williams, Mike Dean, Hitkidd, Madlib, Metro Boomin and more. Features include Tyler, The Creator, Westside Gunn, Doechii, Sauce Walka and others. Rocky taps into multiple genres on the project, which was
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